Two engaging lesson on varying sentence structures and using punctuation for effect. Includes a range of activities and detailed worksheets that really encourage pupils to see the merit of more varied structural choices, as well as emphasises the significance of technical accuracy. Worked extremely well and had high impact on my own classes.<br /> <br /> Suitable for both KS3 and KS4.

<p>An engaging and fully resourced extended writing lesson.<br /> Suitable for KS3 or KS4 AQA English Language Paper 1 Section B - Descriptive Writing practice.<br /> The PowerPoint includes:</p> <ul> <li>Overview of the features of Gothic literature</li> <li>Extract from Bram Stoker’s <em>Dracula</em> for analysis</li> <li>Creative writing image, activity and choice prompts</li> <li>Planning worksheet</li> <li>Peer assessment focus</li> </ul> <p>In the past I also used this as a cover lesson which worked really well.</p> <p><em>Please leave a review if you found this resource helpful :)</em></p> <p><strong>Or browse my online shop for other creative writing resources:</strong><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NovelTeachingUK">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NovelTeachingUK</a></p>

<p>This pack of writing resources forms the perfect lesson(s) for imaginative or creative writing. The children can spend time planning out their very own mythical creature after being inspired by those created by J.K Rowling. With their thorough plan the children can then bring to life a detailed and impressive description of their creature, giving them a chance to work on great use of VCOP. The child written examples will also really help the less able pupils in the class to get started. This writing lesson works great along side any magical topic (e.g. Harry Potter, Castles or even Halloween).</p>

<p>KS2 (Key Stage 2) or early KS3 imaginative / descriptive writing story starters cards, featuring high quality photo prompts, vocabulary banks, prompt questions and more. These 20 full-page story generators can be used across a range of abilities and ages, especially in Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 (Y4 / Y5 / Y6 / Y7), to spark ideas for stories. Great for reluctant writers and they have a dyslexia friendly format too. PDF format. <em>In Scotland use for Primary 4, 5, and 6 and S1.</em></p> <p>You can purchase this as part of this <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/creative-writing-story-prompts-photo-starters-bundle-12530022">Creative Writing Story Prompts BIG BUNDLE 100 Prompts!</a></strong></p> <ul> <li>Use as <strong>warm ups</strong>, <strong>early finishers</strong> activities and as a <strong>framework for free writing sessions</strong></li> <li>Each of the <strong>20</strong> A4 cards features a visual element (<strong>photo / picture stimulus</strong>), a <strong>starter sentence</strong> or part-sentence to help launch children into their fiction / narrative writing</li> <li><strong>Prompt questions</strong> to get ideas going</li> <li>A <strong>word bank</strong> and <strong>suggested openers</strong> to add variety to their writing</li> <li>A box at the bottom <strong>reminds students to read their work aloud, check for full stops and capital letters and common spellings</strong></li> <li><strong>Range of subjects and genres</strong> including sport, mystery, humour, fantasy and historical. Plenty of variety so children can choose ones that appeal to them.</li> <li><strong>UK and US English versions</strong> included, with spellings and references to ‘full stops’ and ‘periods’ etc amended as appropriate</li> <li><strong>Designed to offer maximum support for dyslexic learners</strong> and those with similar barriers to learning. Verdana font and spacing used are both dyslexia-friendly and the background colours are designed to reduce glare. Both the UK and US cards are <strong>also included with the background colours removed</strong> and could be used if printing on dyslexia friendly paper or card.</li> <li>Could be used to support the writing of a full story</li> <li>Could also work well as a regular tool to support struggling writers in one-to-one or small group sessions, where students write a few sentences inspired by the prompts, without worrying about completing a story.</li> </ul> <p> <br /> <em><strong>SAVE AS PART OF OTHER BUNDLES, SUCH AS…</strong></em><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/creative-writing-story-prompts-photo-starters-bundle-12530022">Creative Writing Story Prompts</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-writing-11739814">KS2 Writing</a></strong><br /> See below for more options.</p> <p> <br /> <em><strong>YOU MIGHT LIKE…</strong></em><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/complex-sentences-writing-super-sentences-11534472">Complex Sentences Cards</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/full-stops-and-capital-letters-11692728">Full Stops and Capital Letters Cards</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/improving-sentence-structure-11651717">Improving Sentences Worksheets</a></strong></p>

<p>A lively and engaging lesson developing students’ ability to plan, structure and sequence their work for maximum impact. Ideal in preparing students for GCSE English Language Paper 1, Section B. The full scheme of work is available to purchase for just £5 <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/complete-writing-language-paper-1-scheme-of-work-aqa-9-1-english-new-spec-11446346">here.</a></p> <p>In this lesson, a range of activities have been designed to develop your pupils’ imagination and descriptive writing skills. In particular, students explore the various narrative structure models that they can use to approach this exam. Lots of image based activities which connect quite strongly to what they will encounter in the writing section of paper 1 on the new AQA 9-1 Language syllabus. There’s plenty of content here to fill at least a couple of lessons.</p> <p>Would work well as a standalone writing/literacy lesson or as part of the Writing scheme of work I have developed (see bundle). Ready to go, lots of differentiation and Assessment for Learning built in to the activities.</p> <p>If you loved the resource and think it’s worth 5 stars, why not get another one absolutely free?<br /> Simply leave a review, email <a href="mailto:ireviewedajs@outlook.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ireviewedajs@outlook.com</a> with your TES username and state the free resource* you would like!<br /> (Free resource cannot exceed the value of the original resource purchased)</p>

<p>An A3 planning sheet to aid the planning of creating a crime-detective character whilst using a range of language devices; this can be followed up by an extended piece of creative writing.</p> <p>Ideal for KS3 - years 7 or 8</p>

<p>Step inside the world of portals, moss and creepy spiders! This standalone KS3 creative writing lesson uses completely unique and creative AI generated images to guide a class through writing a creepy, creative story. Each slide has images, prompts and guided activities to take a pupil through a creative world. All activities align with schemes of work linked to creative writing, touching on Gothic.</p> <p>Take a look at my other creative writing themed lessons:<br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-creative-writing-volcano-terror-12746672">Halloween Creative Writing: Volcano Terror</a><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-creative-writing-ice-horror-12745886">Halloween Creative Writing: Ice Horror</a><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dystopian-christmas-creative-writing-12040280">Dystopian Christmas Creative Writing </a></p>

A Harry Potter themed creative writing lesson focusing upon creating an effective description of setting. Pupils begin by exploring several descriptions of famous locations on Diagon Alley which they use to gather examples of how the five senses are used. Following this, pupils are challenged to create their own description of their chosen location on Diagon Alley before completing a peer-assessment which helps to reduce teacher marking! All resources are included and provide examples of shops, higher level vocabulary and examples of language devices in action to offer additional assistance and guidance.

<p>Eleven intriguing photographs (with accompanying worksheets) to be used as creative writing prompts.</p> <p>Resources include:</p> <ul> <li>11 printable images (2 per A4 sheet)</li> <li>Images with question prompts to get children thinking</li> <li>Smaller images as mind-maps</li> <li>Planning worksheet to generate descriptive language</li> </ul>

A formally observed outstanding lesson on creative writing, using Romeo and Juliet as the stimulus. The lesson mainly covers the manipulation of word classes and the correct use of commas. The lesson is fully differentiated to stetch/challenge the more able and at the end of the PPT you can find alternative tasks and help sheets for weaker pupils. The lesson would be suitable for any pupil studying creative writing or Romeo and Juliet. All resourced and ready to go!

<p>25 ways on a word mat to vary the structure of sentences in creative writing.<br /> My students love this!</p>

<ul> <li>Perfect for a cover lesson</li> <li>Aimed at Year 5/6/7/8 pupils</li> <li>Guided writing lesson, using a gothic picture, which could be adapted for any image and using numerous times</li> <li>Ideal preparation for Language Paper 1 Question 5, for KS4</li> </ul>

<p>A gothic creative writing worksheet suitable for EAL or SEND students. It starts with a cloze exercise where students fill in the gaps to create their own descriptive piece. It also offers adjective and vocabulary practice where students choose adjectives to describe a gothic picture.</p> <p>Perfect resource for low prior attainers (LPAs) or students with Special Edcational Needs (SEN) or students with English as an Additional Language.</p>

10 visual prompts for narrative/story writing. Great for a one-off lesson or cover work. (KS2/KS3/KS4)

I used this with a small intervention group to encourage discussion and develop their speech and language skills. Also this resource is a great way of helping students write independently. <br /> I hope this resource is useful to you.

<p>An A3 planning sheet for the planning of creative writing - ideal for KS3.</p> <p>The sheet provides a structured piece of planning that reminds students of the need to use language devices and build vivid detail within their writing.</p>

Use as independent activity cards, extensions, homework challenges, big write, assessment writing evidence, guided writes, SPAG lesson responses, talk for writing and more!

A presentation which gets students to re-write classic fairy tales with a twist. Very visual and comes complete with planning grids. Suitable for KS2 and early KS3.

<p>Every picture tells a story, but which one? Here are 8 curated, visual creative writing prompts. Each image includes a writing prompt designed to inspire your students, or help them to write from the heart.</p> <p><strong>Learning objectives:</strong><br /> Generating ideas, planning and drafting</p> <p>Developing viewpoint, voice and ideas</p> <p>Writing narratives, considering how authors have developed characters and settings</p> <p><strong>Differentiation opportunities:</strong><br /> Ask students to find an image they want to write a story about.</p> <p>You can create your own favourite visual creative writing prompts from headlines. It’s easy to pull up images from pinterest or amazing free image sites like unsplash. All my students enjoy this activity. It can help them generate ideas and write about characters and settings they are interested in.</p>

<p>This is a fun, accessible class allowing students to engage with the historical fiction genre. With lots of prompts it gives children the confidence to plan and write a story.</p> <p>This is a fun class, enabling students to explore their creative side with a step-by-step guide to creating historical fiction. It can be used in a classroom setting, but also works well if you are running a creative writing or drama club or similar.<br /> It is a relatively ‘light’ class in terms of academic content. It can (and has been!) enjoyed by students from age 7 up to about age 14 depending on ability and engagement levels. It creates a fun, lively atmosphere and moves very quickly through the different stages of planning and writing. It can also be used as a history lesson to reinforce a topic at the end of a module.</p> <p>The lesson is structured as follows:</p> <p>a) Introduction to historical fiction. What is historical fiction? What is an anachronism? There are a few altered pictures where students can pick out the very obvious anachronisms. There is also a (very cheesy!) short story set in Roman times which students can read as a class, or in groups/pairs and find the anachronisms (e.g. zips, microwaves)</p> <p>b) Students are all given a ‘planning sheet’ (This is available to print out at the end of the powerpoint)</p> <p>c) Planning 1 – what is your favourite period in history? (There are lots of visual prompts.) This can lead to lots of good chats about different historical periods, characters etc.</p> <p>d) Planning 2 – who is going to be your main character? (Some discussion about how you can make them particularly interesting.)</p> <p>e) Planning 3 – what is going to be your character’s mission? What obstacles will you put in their way? And what will the outcome be?</p> <p>f) Now students are given some time to write their stories. (This can be done individually, groups or pairs.) There are some starting sentences which can be used as prompts if required.</p> <p>g) Students are invited to share their stories, in pairs/groups/class.</p> <p>h) There is an additional page which discusses how you could take your story further, and looks at different ways to research backgrounds for historical fiction.</p> <p>This is a fun class, which prompts student to think more about how we create historical fiction.</p>